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. >>> houston, waikiki, washington, d.c. they sound like great vacation destinations and all these places have received star treatment. that's because the president stayed in these places, and you can, too. we started with a hotel in the epicenter of all things political: the madison in washington, d.c. >> the madison is named for james madisomadison, the fourth president of the u.s. the father of the constitution has also hosted some presidents. george bush stayed there when he was in transition to the white house, so, you know, it's got lots and lots of history going on there. it's also a prime position in d.c. only five blocks from the white house. jfk attended the opening in 1963. it costs about $179 a night. >> let's go west coast now. san francisco. what president has stayed at the fairmont hotel there? >> the first fairmont was opened in 1906 and it's on knob hill so it's a prime, prime position. it's actually where the u.n. was drafted in 1945. lots of history there, too. while you're in san francisco, make sure you
. >>> houston, waikiki, washington, d.c. they sound like great vacation destinations and all these places have received star treatment. that's because the president stayed in these places, and you can, too. we started with a hotel in the epicenter of all things political: the madison in washington, d.c. >> the madison is named for james madisomadison, the fourth president of the u.s. the father of the constitution has also hosted some presidents. george bush stayed there when he...
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status quo here in washington as president obama has been re-elected. he'll be president for another four years, but we could be looking at gridlock as the republicans control the house of representatives and right now we say the democrats will still rule the senate. so how is the world reacting to all this? of course, elections don't just matter in america but they matter all over the world. i'm joined by andrew stevens in hong kong. andrew, what are the markets saying about the election here? >> well, the immediate reaction was positive. there's a bit of a relief. it was a short-term way to describe this, there was a short-term gridlock. this is leading up to when cnn started projected that obama could keep the presidency. and we saw a big pop here around lunchtime that went from a third of 1% to up over 10%. not huge pop, but that was repeated pretty much everywhere. all these markets in japan and shanghai were down considerably more until we got news it looked to be the re-election. so the status quo as you say has been reestablished, but there's a
status quo here in washington as president obama has been re-elected. he'll be president for another four years, but we could be looking at gridlock as the republicans control the house of representatives and right now we say the democrats will still rule the senate. so how is the world reacting to all this? of course, elections don't just matter in america but they matter all over the world. i'm joined by andrew stevens in hong kong. andrew, what are the markets saying about the election here?...
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that kind of leadership is desperate in washington. people want to see republicans and his top people coming together. i think the american public will be unforgiving and rightly so if we get to february and we have gone over another cliff. >> the debt ceiling alone cost more than the attacks on 9/11. >> it was pathetic. >> what happened then is what happened less people visiting his parks during that period. >> it hurt the economy. i'm proud to be in new jersey where our folks are -- you don't have the extremes. >> i'm worried about a congress losing people who are running far to the right to keep their offices. this is terrible for our country. i'm look for us to go back to having guys like reagan and tip o'neill who reach across the aisle. i think we have the right president for that but we need the leadership coming out of congress that is going to bring our nation together. most of us are not out on the margin. most of us, we actually have so much more in common than we do apart. >> that is so true. great to see i. best of luck on
that kind of leadership is desperate in washington. people want to see republicans and his top people coming together. i think the american public will be unforgiving and rightly so if we get to february and we have gone over another cliff. >> the debt ceiling alone cost more than the attacks on 9/11. >> it was pathetic. >> what happened then is what happened less people visiting his parks during that period. >> it hurt the economy. i'm proud to be in new jersey where...
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she's in washington. explain to us how this power could shift. >> reporter: well, let's start with where the senate stands right now. republicans have 47 seats. democrats, if you add the two independents who caucus with them, have 53. republicans need a net gain of four seats to get a clear-cut 51-seat majority. now i want to show you a map of the universe of competitive races. there are a lot. over a dozen where both parties have been spending heavily and candidates are fighting hard. the problem is that republicans aren't just playing offense. they're playing defense on many of their seats. >> and that is a problem for republicans. they're not playing offense to take the senate. they're playing defense. what does this mean? >> reporter: there are five endangered republicans seats. i want to show our viewers the map. but look up in new england there, sources in the republican party tell us that they're not just endangered, that they believe that they're probably going to lose. talking about massachusetts
she's in washington. explain to us how this power could shift. >> reporter: well, let's start with where the senate stands right now. republicans have 47 seats. democrats, if you add the two independents who caucus with them, have 53. republicans need a net gain of four seats to get a clear-cut 51-seat majority. now i want to show you a map of the universe of competitive races. there are a lot. over a dozen where both parties have been spending heavily and candidates are fighting hard....
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fortunately colorado and washington saw that. >> you planning a vacation there soon? >> maybe they'll have a coffee house. >> you can have the willie nelson coffee chain, couldn't you? >> why not. >> let's take a break and talk about politics with you. a lot of stuff going on in the middle east and the election. let's get your take on it. ♪ i'm sorry i was blind ♪ but you were always on my mind ♪ ♪ you were always on my mind >> willie nelson's classic "always on my mind" is the author of two "new york times" best sellers. he's here with me along with the album. i love that song. >> "always on my mind." >> if you were consigned to a desert island and you could only listen to one song endlessly on a permanent replay, what would you choose? >> that would be really hard to say, because, you know, this is -- i just recorded a song with with dolly par ton that i think is the best song that -- she wrote it. i told her, i think this is the best song i've heard in a long time. >> you've always been political, but in an interesting way for a guy brought up in texas. you
fortunately colorado and washington saw that. >> you planning a vacation there soon? >> maybe they'll have a coffee house. >> you can have the willie nelson coffee chain, couldn't you? >> why not. >> let's take a break and talk about politics with you. a lot of stuff going on in the middle east and the election. let's get your take on it. ♪ i'm sorry i was blind ♪ but you were always on my mind ♪ ♪ you were always on my mind >> willie nelson's classic...
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fortunately colorado and washington saw that. >> you planning a vacation there soon? >> maybe they'll have a coffee house. >> you can have the willie nelson coffee chain, couldn't you? >> why not. >> let's take a break and talk about politics with you. a lot of stuff going on in the middle east and the election. let's get your take on it. if have a good night. here you go. you, too. i'm going to dream about that steak. i'm going to dream about that tiramisu. what a night, huh? but, um, can the test drive be over now? head back to the dealership? [ male announcer ] it's practically yours. but we still need your signature. volkswagen sign then drive is back. and it's never been easier to get a passat. that's the power of german engineering. get $0 down, $0 due at signing, $0 deposit, and $0 first month's payment on any new volkswagen. visit vwdealer.com today. [ gordon ] for some this line is a convenience. how you doing today? i'm good thanks. how are you? i'm good. [ gordon ] but for others, it's all they can afford. every day nearly nine million older americans don't
fortunately colorado and washington saw that. >> you planning a vacation there soon? >> maybe they'll have a coffee house. >> you can have the willie nelson coffee chain, couldn't you? >> why not. >> let's take a break and talk about politics with you. a lot of stuff going on in the middle east and the election. let's get your take on it. if have a good night. here you go. you, too. i'm going to dream about that steak. i'm going to dream about that tiramisu. what a...
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fortunately colorado and washington saw that. >> you planning a vacation there soon? >> maybe they'll have a coffee house. >> you can have the willie nelson coffee chain, couldn't you? >> why not. >> let's take a break and talk about politics with you. a lot of stuff going on in the middle east and the election. let's get your take on it. humans -- even when we cross our t's and dot our i's, we still run into problems. namely, other humans. which is why, at liberty mutual insurance, auto policies come with new car replacement and accident forgiveness if you qualify. see what else comes standard at libertymutual.com. liberty mutual insurance. responsibility. what's your policy? [ gordon ] for some this line is a convenience. how you doing today? i'm good thanks. how are you? i'm good. [ gordon ] but for others, it's all they can afford. every day nearly nine million older americans don't have enough to eat. anything else? no, not today. join me, aarp, and aarp foundation in the drive to end hunger by visiting drivetoendhunger.org. if ♪ i'm sorry i was blind ♪ but y
fortunately colorado and washington saw that. >> you planning a vacation there soon? >> maybe they'll have a coffee house. >> you can have the willie nelson coffee chain, couldn't you? >> why not. >> let's take a break and talk about politics with you. a lot of stuff going on in the middle east and the election. let's get your take on it. humans -- even when we cross our t's and dot our i's, we still run into problems. namely, other humans. which is why, at liberty...
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until they do, everything that's wrong in washington, d.c. is laid at obama's feet. i think he's tried to find a partner and he's not been able toll in the republican party. i don't think he gets enough credit for trying. >> the democratic party is not seen as economic responsibility. right now it's 50/50 split. the democratic party is back to being the party that james carville had to save. there are those next republican generation leaders out there. >> it's going to do nothing but get better. >> the country will go bankrupt. >> alex i don't want to get into this because everybody says it's only 15% of obama's policy. it's not the discussion now to have this discussion. we can do that later. the discussion is that and you're right somebody will grab hold. there's going to be a healthy debate in that. tomorrow morning people will say romney lost because he wasn't conservative enough. >> they're already saying that. >> chris christie stabbed us in the back or the storm helped or the media was against us. until somebody says we got to deal with what it is that people
until they do, everything that's wrong in washington, d.c. is laid at obama's feet. i think he's tried to find a partner and he's not been able toll in the republican party. i don't think he gets enough credit for trying. >> the democratic party is not seen as economic responsibility. right now it's 50/50 split. the democratic party is back to being the party that james carville had to save. there are those next republican generation leaders out there. >> it's going to do nothing...
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>> she really did and remember, she also went to washington back in september and met with the president. very much wanted the president to come here. as you know, there is only one first time that president can come here and that's a very strong signal to the people of this country, of the u.s. seriousness and engagement in this country. and you know, we were talking earlier off camera with you about the acceptance, embrace that we saw after landing here just a short time ago and thousands of school children lined the roadway leading way from the airport. they were chanting, waving flags. this country, many in this country see a real opportunity and the united states sees what's happening here as a model for other countries like north korea. if they do take steps, they do get engaged in some sort of action that u.s. will get involved as well in doing things like dropping sanctions. we have seen them drop sanctions, easing of on the sanctions. those are things that north koreans can experience. >> dan, we appreciate your reporting. the president getting off the plane soon there in myanma
>> she really did and remember, she also went to washington back in september and met with the president. very much wanted the president to come here. as you know, there is only one first time that president can come here and that's a very strong signal to the people of this country, of the u.s. seriousness and engagement in this country. and you know, we were talking earlier off camera with you about the acceptance, embrace that we saw after landing here just a short time ago and...
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i think we'll find out in the days and weeks to come, but people in washington are listening to this explosive rhetoric and they are concerned, but if you look carefully there's not much happening beyond the rhetoric. i don't think egypt can describe this and viewed as extreme, belligerent departure from the past and they certainly haven't taken arms against israel will and providing material support to hamas and they've come out and said loud and clear that we're going to abide by the camp david accords, the peace accords between camp david and israel and these are all early indications that president morsi has taken a calculated decision and not to disrupt the alliances that are in place and it should come as a relief right now to washington and tel aviv and it could anger the arab streak. >> look, i think, this is really what we have. the egyptians have tremendous attachment to the palestinians and not all arab states are enamored of the palestinians the way the egyptians are. the historic ties between egypt and gaza in particular and egypt ruled gaza for something like 19 years o
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washington state and colorado passing marijuana laws. there are still tough federal laws as i mention. who comes out on top here? >> at the end of the day do we treat marijuana like heroin under federal law or should it be taxed like in prohibition, the end of prohibition? ultimately, i think the decision is that congress is going to have to change the federal controlled substances act which again makes marijuana treated like heroin anday ultimately in an act of federalism, let the states decide. right now the federal government says it's unlawful. it's a federal crime. without congressional action, the prosecutions, i think, will continue and will ultimately look to congress to change the law to defer to the states. >> richard, what do you think? the enthusiasm is certainly here. the vote to legalize marijuana got more votes this week from state voters than voters gave barack obama. so people have a voice on this. what do you think about it? >> i think it gives new meaning to rocky mountain high. don't you think so? i know up in washing
washington state and colorado passing marijuana laws. there are still tough federal laws as i mention. who comes out on top here? >> at the end of the day do we treat marijuana like heroin under federal law or should it be taxed like in prohibition, the end of prohibition? ultimately, i think the decision is that congress is going to have to change the federal controlled substances act which again makes marijuana treated like heroin anday ultimately in an act of federalism, let the states...
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this one from washington, d.c. and the "washington post" has the candidates locked in a tie at 48%, also with a margin of error. the polls find romney's favorability at 53%, just shy of obama's 54% rating. so how close are president obama and mitt romney in the electoral race? we have an interactive way for you to keep track and to see your ballot before you actually cast a vote. josh lez is here with more on that. josh? >> obviously they both want to win the popular vote. as we know also, this is an electoral race. sometimes you tease me on line about how i move things all over the screen, i'm here to show you one you can do that's full of hard facts. the first thing i want you to see is where things stand in the electoral race to the presidency, to that magic number of 270. we have this up for you at cnn.com/election. you can go to each state and see how many electorals there are in each state and how it will play out when it starts coming in. a brand new incredible map i want to show you. this is cnn.com/explore
this one from washington, d.c. and the "washington post" has the candidates locked in a tie at 48%, also with a margin of error. the polls find romney's favorability at 53%, just shy of obama's 54% rating. so how close are president obama and mitt romney in the electoral race? we have an interactive way for you to keep track and to see your ballot before you actually cast a vote. josh lez is here with more on that. josh? >> obviously they both want to win the popular vote. as we...
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therhe na suburbs, just outside of washington. governor romney yesterday was in fairfax county, virginia. critical. look what happened four years ago. 60-39. don't expect governor romney to win fairfax county tonight, but better be closer than that if he wins virginia. if you watch one county, neighboring prince william county. look again in 2008, 58-42. closer for john mccain, but nowhere near close enough. let's go back and reach across v was red.yollat the counties outside of washington, d.c. within an hour's drive, prince william and loudon, if governor romney can keep those red this time as opposed to last time or keep them very competitive, then he has a shot when you go out here. in the rest of the state four years ago, john mccain and barack obama ran even. i'll come back to the 2008 map here. four years ago, 400 votes separated them outside of northern virginia. all of the business was done right here in fast growing northern virginia, where you have college educated women, you have latinos, right here, that is the balan
therhe na suburbs, just outside of washington. governor romney yesterday was in fairfax county, virginia. critical. look what happened four years ago. 60-39. don't expect governor romney to win fairfax county tonight, but better be closer than that if he wins virginia. if you watch one county, neighboring prince william county. look again in 2008, 58-42. closer for john mccain, but nowhere near close enough. let's go back and reach across v was red.yollat the counties outside of washington,...
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and is now going back to the message of change from 2008, saying not talking about changing washington, but bringing americans' voices into washington and talking about himself as a unifier, clearly a mantle he is picking up in the wake of his leadership role in the role he's taken after superstorm sandy. >> it's amazing. the twist and turns this race has taken, i guess every presidential race does in the final days. a new polling out from colorado, still a very tight race there. what does it mean for next tuesday? what do the number show? >> the numbers in colorado show 50-48 for the president. that's a statistical tie. this is a state that is going down right to the very end. you can tell that when you're here. the early voting. this is one of the places republicans have even a slight advantage. that's not the case in any of the other voting states. if you look at colorado, nevada, then to the midwest. you would have to say in the public polling, the president has a slight advantage. they're all close enough for this to play out on election day. but you mentioned it, and they talked
and is now going back to the message of change from 2008, saying not talking about changing washington, but bringing americans' voices into washington and talking about himself as a unifier, clearly a mantle he is picking up in the wake of his leadership role in the role he's taken after superstorm sandy. >> it's amazing. the twist and turns this race has taken, i guess every presidential race does in the final days. a new polling out from colorado, still a very tight race there. what...
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first, a good example of washington progress. republican lawmakers standing up in a limited way to a beltway power broker named grover norquist over the 1980s era pledge he pressures to sign. promising not to raise taxes, any taxes, ever. >> i'm not obligated on the pledge, i made tennessee ans aware i am honoring the oath when i'm sworn in this january. >> that's one of the handful of republican lawmakers repudiating the pledge. he joins us shortly. i'll ask him to be more specific about whether that means higher tax rates for high incomes are on the table. something president obama campaigned and won re-election on. senator lindsey graham also breaking with norquist says no on higher tax rates, but is open to more tax revenue by limiting deductions. >> i will violate the pledge long story short for the good of the country only if democrats will do entitlement reform. >> another lawmaker who's breaking with the norquist agrees. >> i think everything should be on the table. i myself am opposed to tax increases, i'm not going to p
first, a good example of washington progress. republican lawmakers standing up in a limited way to a beltway power broker named grover norquist over the 1980s era pledge he pressures to sign. promising not to raise taxes, any taxes, ever. >> i'm not obligated on the pledge, i made tennessee ans aware i am honoring the oath when i'm sworn in this january. >> that's one of the handful of republican lawmakers repudiating the pledge. he joins us shortly. i'll ask him to be more specific...
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>> there is a strategy to putting together a deal and that goes for, in washington, d.c. or, you know, in your private life. and that is you don't give the other side everything they want and then negotiate the rest of the deal. that's sort of a problem. you have things that they want, things that you want and you have to sort of bring them together and force people to give things that they don't want in order to get the things that they do. and when you give the folks the thing that they have been wanting most out of the box, and not get anything in return, you're not leaving yourself in a very good position to get what you want in the end. >> do you think boehner's doing a good job? >> i'm not following him very closely. i'm down in dallas, and we're working on some business things down here. i think you have got to go out and articulate what you want for the country. and i'm hoping that our leadership won't get bogged down in the details, making sure we're responsible in cutting back the enormous growth in government and put obama care on the table. there's one entitle
>> there is a strategy to putting together a deal and that goes for, in washington, d.c. or, you know, in your private life. and that is you don't give the other side everything they want and then negotiate the rest of the deal. that's sort of a problem. you have things that they want, things that you want and you have to sort of bring them together and force people to give things that they don't want in order to get the things that they do. and when you give the folks the thing that they...
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you know the old washington joke. a billion here, a billion there, then you're talking money. >> what about social security? >> talk about changing the benefit formula. change cpi. basically, what folks say is this could be a more accurate measure of inflation and if you put that in place, you could save $223 billion. if you raise the retirement age to 69 by 2075, it would affect toddlers today, no one else. >> you know what, toddlers, i'm going to move it to 59 today. >> this has democrats willing to take on their own special interests. it's a sense of where the argument could go. and neither democrats nor republicans want to be the ones to raise it. they're going to have to do it more quickly. next, the question remains, can israel survive as a country if there is not a two-state solution? and that debate boil down to israe israeli -- they're "outfront" and is it a ballpoint pen or something more dangerous? a look at the weapons allegedly found on a north korean spy. it's exclusive, it's next. questions? anyone have
you know the old washington joke. a billion here, a billion there, then you're talking money. >> what about social security? >> talk about changing the benefit formula. change cpi. basically, what folks say is this could be a more accurate measure of inflation and if you put that in place, you could save $223 billion. if you raise the retirement age to 69 by 2075, it would affect toddlers today, no one else. >> you know what, toddlers, i'm going to move it to 59 today....
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but i'm not going to vote to bring more revenue to washington. i want less money coming to washington, less money spent up here. and that is how you get the economy to grow. we're not going to have more economic growth. if we send more money to washington, we'll have less economic growth. >> if all the republicans hold firm to that position, you just spelled out in significant detail, there is not going to be a deal, you know, between now and december 31st. and all americans, for all practical purposes, middle class, rich, they're all going to see their tax rates going up starting january 31st. how are you going to feel about that? >> well, the thing is, last year we did make a deal. the president came forward, said when you have sluggish growth, about 2%, raising taxes is a bad deal. why would raising taxes be a good idea now? if it was a bad idea last year it is still a bad idea. while i do think there is room for compromise, i don't think one person gets to define where the compromise is. >> senator, the administration, the president who was r
but i'm not going to vote to bring more revenue to washington. i want less money coming to washington, less money spent up here. and that is how you get the economy to grow. we're not going to have more economic growth. if we send more money to washington, we'll have less economic growth. >> if all the republicans hold firm to that position, you just spelled out in significant detail, there is not going to be a deal, you know, between now and december 31st. and all americans, for all...
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tonight, washington is none too happy about being left out of the loop as the fbi investigates the general petraeus sex scandal. >> it's rather shocking to find out candidly that we weren't briefed. >> it would have been nice to know before we saw it on tv. >> the president was certainly surprised when he was informed about the situation regarding general petraeus on thursday. >> meanwhile, the top general in afghanistan allegedly caught red-handed exchanging flirtatious e-mails of his own with jill kelley. plus the debut of my new cnn colleague, the culinary superstar who will dine on anything, anthony bourdain is here. joining me is barbara starr and intelligence correspondent, suzanne kelly. welcome back to you both. every night i say right off the top, can any of us get our heads round this and how much more ridiculous can it get, and lo and behold, it gets more ridiculous. barbara starr, let's try and get to what we believe to be the facts behind all the kind of lurid, titillating headlines. a second general today, petraeus' successor in afghanistan, general john allen, a marine corps
tonight, washington is none too happy about being left out of the loop as the fbi investigates the general petraeus sex scandal. >> it's rather shocking to find out candidly that we weren't briefed. >> it would have been nice to know before we saw it on tv. >> the president was certainly surprised when he was informed about the situation regarding general petraeus on thursday. >> meanwhile, the top general in afghanistan allegedly caught red-handed exchanging flirtatious...
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still a lot of people out right on the northern washington d.c. area, right there, fairfax county, arlington, go back four years, you see all that blue, this is the area most critical to president obama. he has to win the state of virginia, has to be a high turnout. when you call into the communities they think they'll get it fixed in time for tuesday but something to keep an eye on. >> john when you talked to the two campaigns, i know they don't want to talk about it this way but do either of them see this benefiting them, the end of the day, when push comes to shove? >> it's fascinating they give you the same answer and how rare is it the romney obama campaigns give you the same answer. they say we're not going to talk about that in any public way. privately they say they think it's a wash if the power comes back on. the obama campaign is worried about the early voting. the ads have not come down, the candidates have not been active in the effected states. so they're slugging it out on the air waves. privately both campaigns do think if there's
still a lot of people out right on the northern washington d.c. area, right there, fairfax county, arlington, go back four years, you see all that blue, this is the area most critical to president obama. he has to win the state of virginia, has to be a high turnout. when you call into the communities they think they'll get it fixed in time for tuesday but something to keep an eye on. >> john when you talked to the two campaigns, i know they don't want to talk about it this way but do...
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"washington post" opinion section, it has prognosticators forecasting the election. almost everyone says president obama is going to win except for a gop strategist and the horse racing columnist. is there a group think going on at this point? >> i think so but it's based on other things. we know where barack obama is ahead and mitt romney is ahead and where things are too close to call and people can do the math. that's what you're thinking. >> in the one poll it's 48%/489%. i wonder if journalists are putting too much faith in these polls because thee are small leagues. >> i like that the horse racing columnist, he picks a favorite, right? sometimes when grow to the track, do you that. back in 2000 we didn't have a place to go to aggregate all of the polls. now view have access to so much data, so much state-level data that you can sit there and go state by state and actually have a somewhat more informed opinion about what's going to happen in ohio. so i see reliance on polls by journalists as one of the good developments in our business. it's actually using some
"washington post" opinion section, it has prognosticators forecasting the election. almost everyone says president obama is going to win except for a gop strategist and the horse racing columnist. is there a group think going on at this point? >> i think so but it's based on other things. we know where barack obama is ahead and mitt romney is ahead and where things are too close to call and people can do the math. that's what you're thinking. >> in the one poll it's...
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and americans expect washington to help. there is a role for the commander in chief, for the president of the united states, when disaster strikes at home. that's what americans expect of their leader. >> were you pleased that the marathon was canceled? >> yeah. i think it was a smart move. i do. it's been -- new yorkers have been really terrific about this. people downtown in manhattan have been four days without light or power. the streets are dark. it's like sarajevo during the siege in the balkans and the thought of more people coming in on top of the people that are already there and the people in and out of hotels, trying to find places to get showers and restaurants closed, basically all of manhattan's population was jammed north of 40th street, so it only makes sense given the uncertainties of this and the pressure on services in manhattan and the discomfiture of people there, don't do the marathon. >> general wesley clark, thank you very much indeed. >> thank you. >>> coming up, rudy giuliani joining me from ohio. w
and americans expect washington to help. there is a role for the commander in chief, for the president of the united states, when disaster strikes at home. that's what americans expect of their leader. >> were you pleased that the marathon was canceled? >> yeah. i think it was a smart move. i do. it's been -- new yorkers have been really terrific about this. people downtown in manhattan have been four days without light or power. the streets are dark. it's like sarajevo during the...
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you see on the marijuana legalization in washington, colorado. i think the culture wars last night were won by the liberals and i think that's unquestionably so. the politics, political economy issues, i think that's where we're still very much split 50/50 and haven't figured it out. >> frank what we saw last night was a repudiation of the tea party faction of the republicans, the more extreme members of the tea party. they're not all extremists by any means, but that extreme right that was chased by the republican nominees earlier this year, i think that got rejected last night. >> i think are you absolutely right. i heard you say earlier are we moving left as a country? "don't know that we're moving that far to the left, but i think the republican party has been held hostage by its right. and what they learned yesterday, today, is that they're making sense of all this. if they don't find a way to distance themselves from the right ward element, the tea party. they're going to start losing a lot more elections and they're going to have a hard ti
you see on the marijuana legalization in washington, colorado. i think the culture wars last night were won by the liberals and i think that's unquestionably so. the politics, political economy issues, i think that's where we're still very much split 50/50 and haven't figured it out. >> frank what we saw last night was a repudiation of the tea party faction of the republicans, the more extreme members of the tea party. they're not all extremists by any means, but that extreme right that...
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our joe johns is following us in washington on this story. but what he is following is that new jersey governor chris christy is now saying that people in the affected areas of new jersey, people affected by hurricane sandy can now vote electronically. they can vote by e-mail and they can vote by fax. it is an interesting turn. joe, what are you finding out about this? >> well, it's a very interesting turn, don. as you said, in response to the super storm, the governor has issued a directive. this is for misplaced voters that can submit ballot applications by e-mail or by fax to the county clerk. the clerk sends them a ballot and then they have to return that ballot by about 8:00 p.m. on tuesday. it sounds highly unusual. to some, it may sound off the wall. but the fact of the matter is, in an emergency situation, there is some precedent for it. the united states actually has a program for military and overseas voters to basically do very similar things. so chris christie is taking a page from that pramt aogram and trying to find out how new
our joe johns is following us in washington on this story. but what he is following is that new jersey governor chris christy is now saying that people in the affected areas of new jersey, people affected by hurricane sandy can now vote electronically. they can vote by e-mail and they can vote by fax. it is an interesting turn. joe, what are you finding out about this? >> well, it's a very interesting turn, don. as you said, in response to the super storm, the governor has issued a...
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suzanne kelly, cnn, washington. >> suzanne, thank you very much. pea tray was' confession and resignation stunned the entire intelligence community. >>> next we'll talk with general spider marks, he knows both the people involved in the petraeus decision. employees are being forced to do more with less. and the need for capable leaders is greater than ever. when you see these problems do you take a step back, or do you want to dive right in? with a degree in business from capella university, you'll have the knowledge to go further in your career than you ever thought possible. let's get started at capella.edu to provide a better benefits package... oahhh! [ male announcer ] it made a big splash with the employees. [ duck yelling ] [ male announcer ] find out more at... [ duck ] aflac! [ male announcer ] ...forbusiness.com. ♪ ha ha! consider the silverado 1500 -- still the most dependable, longest-lasting full-size pickups on the road. and now we've also been recognized for lowest total cost of ownership -- based on important things, like deprecia
suzanne kelly, cnn, washington. >> suzanne, thank you very much. pea tray was' confession and resignation stunned the entire intelligence community. >>> next we'll talk with general spider marks, he knows both the people involved in the petraeus decision. employees are being forced to do more with less. and the need for capable leaders is greater than ever. when you see these problems do you take a step back, or do you want to dive right in? with a degree in business from capella...
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cmn's state of the union host candy crowley is live in washington. candy, good morning. what are lawmakers expecting in this investigation? >> well, you know, what's interesting is this investigation -- and there are many of them going on, not just on capitol hill. you know, there's an outside one as well. has to do with the run-up to what happened in benghazi. was more security asked for by the ambassador himself prior to this horrific event in benghazi? were they aware of any kind of increased security because it was 9/11? then there was the attack itself. what the heck happened? how was it that we lost four americans in that attack that went on for hours and hours? why didn't help come? there's many questions. then there's the aftermath, and that is, wait a second, when did the administration know it was not about a videotape, it was not about a riot outside the benghazi consulate? it was, in fact, a terrorist attack. was it a planned terrorist attack? who were the terrorists? do we have them in custody? it really kind of runs the gambit from before the attack to afte
cmn's state of the union host candy crowley is live in washington. candy, good morning. what are lawmakers expecting in this investigation? >> well, you know, what's interesting is this investigation -- and there are many of them going on, not just on capitol hill. you know, there's an outside one as well. has to do with the run-up to what happened in benghazi. was more security asked for by the ambassador himself prior to this horrific event in benghazi? were they aware of any kind of...
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we're live in washington, d.c. president obama and mitt romney are both campaigning in the battleground states. on every poll it's too close to call. bill burton is former press secretary with the obama white house, co-founder and senior strategist of priorities usa action superpack. nice to see you. sorry not to have you in action this morning -- is that your phone? >> that is. so embarrassing. >> dude, seriously lseriously? this ain't your first rodeo. >> this is a close election, soledad. i got to be ready for any phone calls that come in. >> good try. did you expect it to be this close. >> absolutely. i think this whole race people now it was going to be this close. the good news for president obama, even though it's close he has a slight lead in almost all of the polls. the president is holding on the leads in the states he needs for 270 electoral votes. >> little teeny, weeny kind of leads. >> margaret hoover. two words i want to get your reaction for in ohio. independence and voter enthuse y yachl. are you w
we're live in washington, d.c. president obama and mitt romney are both campaigning in the battleground states. on every poll it's too close to call. bill burton is former press secretary with the obama white house, co-founder and senior strategist of priorities usa action superpack. nice to see you. sorry not to have you in action this morning -- is that your phone? >> that is. so embarrassing. >> dude, seriously lseriously? this ain't your first rodeo. >> this is a close...
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the protectors of the status quo are a powerful force in washington. over the last four years every time we've tried to make change, they fought back with everything they got. had they spent millions to stop us from reforming health care and wall street and student loans. their strategy from the start was to engineer pure gridlock in congress, refusing to compromise on ideas that both democrats and republicans have supported in the past. what they're counting on now, wisconsin, is that the american people will be so worn down by all the squabbling, so tired of all the dysfunction, that you'll actually reward obstruction and put people back in charge who advocate the very policy that is got us into this mess. in other words, their bet is on sin simple, but, wisconsin, my bet is on you. my bet is on the decency and good sense of the american people because despite all the resistance, despite all the setbacks, we have won some great fights, and i've never lost sight of the vision we share that you would have a voice, that there would be somebody at the ta
the protectors of the status quo are a powerful force in washington. over the last four years every time we've tried to make change, they fought back with everything they got. had they spent millions to stop us from reforming health care and wall street and student loans. their strategy from the start was to engineer pure gridlock in congress, refusing to compromise on ideas that both democrats and republicans have supported in the past. what they're counting on now, wisconsin, is that the...
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look, in terms of -- >> well -- against obama washington 2005 and started running for president. >> we have another star for me f >> i just want to say the hispanic members of the party, whether it's ted cruz, marco rubio, brian sandoval, susannah martinez, those folks are going to have a lot of pressure on them to reach out into their community because demographically the republican party is in a dead end. >> -- not on them. >> hold on. >> -- the big irony is there are more republican officials elected in new governors -- >> -- latinos on the party to listen to them. because they listen to them and say, please tell us how we can reach the voters. >> margaret hoover, mitt romney, what's his future look like? >> mitt romney has a life besides politics. he has a family -- >> $200 million. >> he has a lot of options. it's not like he has been a career politician and doesn't have anything else to do. >> newt gingrich? >> newt gingrich i think is going to be joining us. >> that's not his future future. that's his near future. >> that is his future. >> one point what erick said. the republic
look, in terms of -- >> well -- against obama washington 2005 and started running for president. >> we have another star for me f >> i just want to say the hispanic members of the party, whether it's ted cruz, marco rubio, brian sandoval, susannah martinez, those folks are going to have a lot of pressure on them to reach out into their community because demographically the republican party is in a dead end. >> -- not on them. >> hold on. >> -- the big irony...
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donated funds paid for this condominium near washington, d.c., for the use of charity executives. according to the complaint, while help hospitalized veterans has been raking in millions of dollars, $65 million in just the past two years, according to tax returns, the charity has misled the irs and its donors about where the funds actually go. we know $44 million has gone to fund-raising. the charity says it spent $16 million on these kits for veterans. but the california attorney general's office questions the charity's accounting. >> there have been a number of misstatements to the irs and other regulators in order to suggest that the corporation is much more efficient than it in fact is. >> reporter: and it's not the first time the allegations have been made. california congressman henry waxman has been trying to sound the alarm on help hospitalized veterans since 2008. >> as far as i'm concerned, they ought to be put in jail. it's so terrible what they're doing, using the plight of our veterans to make themselves rich and preying upon the good, well-meaning americans who want
donated funds paid for this condominium near washington, d.c., for the use of charity executives. according to the complaint, while help hospitalized veterans has been raking in millions of dollars, $65 million in just the past two years, according to tax returns, the charity has misled the irs and its donors about where the funds actually go. we know $44 million has gone to fund-raising. the charity says it spent $16 million on these kits for veterans. but the california attorney general's...
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the status quo in washington is fierce. over the last four years that status quo has fought us every step of the way. they spent millions trying to stop us from reforming the health care system. spent millions trying to prevent us from reforming wall street. they engineered a strategy of gridlock in congress refusing to compromise on ideas that both democrats and republicans had agreed to in the past. what they're counting on now is that you're iffing to be so tired of all the squabbling, so tired of all the dysfunction that you're just going to give up and walk away and leave them -- leave them right where they are. pulling the strings and levers and you lock out of the decisions that impact your lives. in other words i'm not making a partisan point here when the other party has been willing to work with me, to cut middle class taxes for families and small businesses or some courageous republican senators crossing the aisle to support the repeal of don't ask don't tell. we're not democrats or republicans first. we're ameri
the status quo in washington is fierce. over the last four years that status quo has fought us every step of the way. they spent millions trying to stop us from reforming the health care system. spent millions trying to prevent us from reforming wall street. they engineered a strategy of gridlock in congress refusing to compromise on ideas that both democrats and republicans had agreed to in the past. what they're counting on now is that you're iffing to be so tired of all the squabbling, so...
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. >>> good morning, washington dc. so glad you're starting your day with cnn. take a look there at the white house. you know folks are up and adam early trying to work out a deal on that fiscal cliff looming over all of us. you can say that 50 never looked so good, "sky fall" hoped last night, 50 years after the original. this is daniel craig's third turn as a super spy and the movie is making a killing. "variety" reports that the movie could take in $80 million in it's u.s. opening. most in franchise history. >> just because the election is over doesn't mean the politicians aren't still targets. the late night comedians had their way with washington last night, take a look. >>> i heard a update, power outages, anybody here? i heard a update from com-ed, the electricity company, they said the republicans flow be without power for the next four years. >> speaking of mitt romney, now that he's out of the presidential race, he will no longer receive protection from the secret service. or as big bird put it -- sup? >> 75% of the gas stations in new york are closed
. >>> good morning, washington dc. so glad you're starting your day with cnn. take a look there at the white house. you know folks are up and adam early trying to work out a deal on that fiscal cliff looming over all of us. you can say that 50 never looked so good, "sky fall" hoped last night, 50 years after the original. this is daniel craig's third turn as a super spy and the movie is making a killing. "variety" reports that the movie could take in $80 million in...
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and why were there so many requests for additional security denied and the august 15th cable back to washington where chris stevens is telling secretary clinton, we've identified ten al-qaeda militia groups in benghazi. two of the ten we suspect were involved in the attack and close to the final paragraph, if there is a coordinated attack against the consulate, we cannot defend it. so four americans are dead. first ambassador is killed. i think this is a symptom of a greater problem in the mideast, quite frankly. for those reasons, it's important that the congress pick a process that is rational, logical and will get to the truth the best we're able to discern what the truth is. conspiracy theorys are running rampant. how many of you are getting calls about have you heard that? have you heard that? a segmented stove pipe investigation where you have three different committees going off in three different direction, not comparing notes and doing this in an organized fashion is dpoik going to lead to failure, it's not going to result in the quality product we need to dispel unfounded conspiracy t
and why were there so many requests for additional security denied and the august 15th cable back to washington where chris stevens is telling secretary clinton, we've identified ten al-qaeda militia groups in benghazi. two of the ten we suspect were involved in the attack and close to the final paragraph, if there is a coordinated attack against the consulate, we cannot defend it. so four americans are dead. first ambassador is killed. i think this is a symptom of a greater problem in the...
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tonight, despite all the hardship we've been through, despite all the frustrations of washington, i've never been more hopeful about our future. i have never been more hopeful about america. i ask you to sustain that hope. i'm not talking about blind o optimi optimism. the kind of hope that ignores the ennormty of the tasks ahead. i've always believed that hope is that stubborn thing inside us that insists despite all the evidence to the contrary that something better awaits us so long as we have the courage to keep reaching, to keep working, to feep keep fighting. america i believe we can build on the problem bhaefd and continue to fight for new jobs and new opportunity and new security for the middle class. i believe we can keep the promise of our founder. the idea that if you're willing to work hard it doesn't matter who you with or where you come from or what you look like or where you love, it doesn't matter whether you're plaque or white or hispanic or asian or native american or young or old, rich or poor, abled, disabled, gay or straight you can make it here in america if you'r
tonight, despite all the hardship we've been through, despite all the frustrations of washington, i've never been more hopeful about our future. i have never been more hopeful about america. i ask you to sustain that hope. i'm not talking about blind o optimi optimism. the kind of hope that ignores the ennormty of the tasks ahead. i've always believed that hope is that stubborn thing inside us that insists despite all the evidence to the contrary that something better awaits us so long as we...
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a lot of how things work in washington is who has the upper hand? who has the leverage? president obama says that the election shows that a majority of americans agree with his approach to deficit reduction. so does that mean he can get away with it's my way or the highway here? >> donna's right that he has a different kind of leverage than he had before the election because he's been re-elected. he's president for the next four years. and if you just do nothing, then i mean you go over the cliff as everyone says, but more importantly from a republican perspective, taxes go up on everybody. the rich, the middle class, working class and so on. so he clearly has more leverage. i think the big question in figuring out a compromise is republicans above all don't want to raise tax rates. they tend to be more open to raising revenue through reforms to the tax code. and there's a kind of ironic possibility here where the idea that mitt romney floated during the campaign of setting a limit on how many deductions people can claim, right? you can only deduct up to $15,000 a year o
a lot of how things work in washington is who has the upper hand? who has the leverage? president obama says that the election shows that a majority of americans agree with his approach to deficit reduction. so does that mean he can get away with it's my way or the highway here? >> donna's right that he has a different kind of leverage than he had before the election because he's been re-elected. he's president for the next four years. and if you just do nothing, then i mean you go over...
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voters in maine, maryland and washington state said yes to it. it marks the first time voters and not legislators or judges have actually decided the issue. opponents say the laws endanger the very fabric of society. joining me now is professor charles mckckinney, a sizzle rights historian. good morning, professor. thank you for joining us. >> good morning. >> so do you think the passage of same-sex marriage laws in maine, maryland and washington signal the beginning of a cultural shift? >> i think that's quite possibly the case. as we've known -- as we've seen in the past, legislatures that have tried to pass this have been less successful. so this could be an indicator of a significant shift in -- or the confirmation of a shift that's already taken place in people's thinking around this issue. >> you know there are certainly times within our history as a nation that many look back and they say we can't believe that we let this happen. for example, laws banning african-americans from voting. laws banning african-americans and whites from marryin
voters in maine, maryland and washington state said yes to it. it marks the first time voters and not legislators or judges have actually decided the issue. opponents say the laws endanger the very fabric of society. joining me now is professor charles mckckinney, a sizzle rights historian. good morning, professor. thank you for joining us. >> good morning. >> so do you think the passage of same-sex marriage laws in maine, maryland and washington signal the beginning of a cultural...
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the question today, can washington work together to fix the debt crisis? as we know that is generally an unanswerable question when we're looking at washington working at all. but we're going to attempt to answer this today. so you heard in a snapshot, ross, the president has reached out to republican leaders. we've heard speeches from harry reid as well as john boehner, everyone's talking about and describing as congenial, conciliatory, what do you make of it? >> well, i mean, i think the big thing that changed is that the president won re-election. so his leverage over this process is much, much, much -- i can throw on some more muches if you want, larger than it was during the last time we had these kind of negotiations. on the one hand, that in a sense makes it more likely you get a deal done. on the other hand, if i'm sitting in the white house right now, i'm thinking, well, we should start where we were the last time we had these kind of negotiations and add on an i won the election and if i do nothing, taxes will go up bonus, right? i mean, i think
the question today, can washington work together to fix the debt crisis? as we know that is generally an unanswerable question when we're looking at washington working at all. but we're going to attempt to answer this today. so you heard in a snapshot, ross, the president has reached out to republican leaders. we've heard speeches from harry reid as well as john boehner, everyone's talking about and describing as congenial, conciliatory, what do you make of it? >> well, i mean, i think...
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ted rowlands is in washington. that fiscal cliff, that's been felt where you are. how are wisconsin voters feeling it? how is it factoring into their vote? >> reporter: well, christine, in large part, which isconsin's wos jobs. they've only recovered about 10% of the jobs lost. unemployment say little lower than the national average, about 7%. it's hovered there the past six months. there's good news and bad news goes back and forth. oshkosh, they make military vehicles, announced that they're laying off 450 full-time positions either united auto worker employees in the green bay area, the president was there yesterday. governor romney is here in milwaukee today. the bottom line here in wisconsin, it is the same thing we're feeling across the country. one day there's good news. one day there is bad news. and the job losses in the green bay area is very bad news because those are very good jobs. that, of course, would lend to folks voting for mitt romney because their livelihood is directly attached to defense spending. that will translate, however, across the state
ted rowlands is in washington. that fiscal cliff, that's been felt where you are. how are wisconsin voters feeling it? how is it factoring into their vote? >> reporter: well, christine, in large part, which isconsin's wos jobs. they've only recovered about 10% of the jobs lost. unemployment say little lower than the national average, about 7%. it's hovered there the past six months. there's good news and bad news goes back and forth. oshkosh, they make military vehicles, announced that...